FK Teplice II; Czech Republic

FK Teplice second team play in a separate secondary stadium immediately behind the main First Team one. I am not entirely sure if this is the right ground for the B side, but am pretty sure they must play some games here. They currently play in one of the five regional fourth divisions in Czech football-in the B division. They are currently the only reserve side in the 16 team division.



Walking behind on the main stadium stands I came to this corner of the second ground. There is no spectator access behins this goal, though you could watch a match through the fencing above.



To the right there is this open terracing down the entire length. You can see the end of the main stadium, to the right. These fans are walking along here to to another part of the main ground.



Here we have a better view of the 'dead' end. And you can see the fencing above it clearly, where you could look down onto a game.



From behind the goal we see the main stadium adjacent.



Turning the other way there is some terracing down the other side too, with a sports hall back behind that.



This is the terracing down the other side.



Dugouts at the front, from on the pitch.



And the back of them, from the terrace.



The sportshall, past the car parking area.



Directly across the halfway line.



Turning to glance along the terrace we've just walked along.



Notice how the terrace slopes down in shallow steps, toward the corner.



Now we are at the corner.



Behind the goal there is open hard standing, making this a three sided ground.



Continuing toward the goal.



Behind the net, big ground as backdrop.



Now we have a full length shot of the open terrace on the main stadium side.



Our last snap of the small venue, time to get to the main ground.

TJ Hvezda Trnovany; Teplice, Czech Republic

TJ Hvezda Trnovany are a Czech non-league side, from Teplice. I found their ground having seen one marked on a map when I was there in October 2011, & this is the club I stumbled across. They play in the local regional leagues, and their current division is in the seventh level of the Czech football pyramid.



It is a very basic open ground, this path leads down to it, ground on the left, club building straight ahead, in the centre of the photo.



Through this gap we see the pitch, the goal to our left.



These gates are from the other end of the ground, the club buildings are ahead of us here.



As we come to the ground, from the open blue gates, there is a grass slope above the pitch, with this old concrete hard standing above it.



Looking down to the pitch there appears to be a very old, overgrown track around it, and remains of old terracing beneath the slope.



As you can just see here.



To our left the main club building is set up above the pitch, and the patio forms a high open standing area.



Here we look directly at the club building.



Steps at the front lead down to the pitch and the dugouts.



Beyond the 'standing balcony' it is totally overgrown.



The fencing around the track continues behing the goal, but I didn't venture round there.



Looking down to the dugouts, a junior training session in progress.



The steps up to the changing rooms from the pitch, club emblem proudly on the front of the building.



The visitors dugout.



And the home one.



Another view of the main building, from down on the old track.



This is the view down the far touchline. There are no spectator facilities whatsover on thsi side, nor behind either goal.



Looking back over the pitch, to the main side.



Turning to walk back to the main side, the old fencing is clearly seen on the old overgrown bends behind the disused track.



Triangular style 'D' in the corner.



The main side, through the goalposts.



And directly up the pitch.



Here we are back at the grass slope where we started.



Looking over the curve behind the goal, once more.



And from up on the concrete path, down the pitch.



A poor attempt at an 'arty' shot behind some bushes!



Time to leave, at the end where we came in, are these picnic style pub benches.



With this bar on the main road. I have no idea if it is run by the football club, or not. It was closed, as is our tour of this ground!

Rutherglen Glencairn

Rutherglen Glencairn are a Scottish junior side, from the outskirts of Glasgow. They play in the Stagecoach West Region Super League Division One. I haven't seen a game here, but looked at the ground to take some photos in October 2011. It is a new build ground, their old one being demolished in 2007, for the M74 extension.



The turnstiles into the ground.



The main club building, to the right, as you approach the gates.



Once inside, we are in a corner of the ground. Main terraced side to the left.



Immediately by the turnstiles, also to the right, is this toilet block.



The other way is the changing rooms, & other assorted club offices, refreshments and so on.



In the corner we look over the pitch, as you can see it is a very open ground.



We are going to head along the main spectator side, going clockwise round the ground. Hard standing, with a few steps of open terracing behind, with the covered terrace further along.



A Clyde Gateway board, there are several around the round, & the stadium is named after this organisation.



There are also hoardings for the main club sponsors.



Moving along we are getting close to the covered terrace.



I am guessing that the pitch perimeter fence cuts back her to allow for dugouts to be brought out on matchdays.



Turning right we see back to the club building behind the goal.



A decent bit of covered terrace here.



From the rear of th steps we glance down to the open terrace we've seen.



Turning round we see along under the roof.



And up into it, from the front.



Here we have a look from on the pitch itself.



And the other side, once past it.



The tarmaced hard standing & steps of terrace continue to the next corner.



Another Clyde Gateway sign, this one covered in graffiti.



Almost at the conrer, motorway behind. Note the gap in the wooden fence.



Here we look back along this side, the gap in the fence is how I managed to get into the ground.



When I took this photo from outside I feared it might be one of the few pictures I would take of the venue.



'Fortunately' there was a large gap cut into the outer chain link security fencing.



'Back inside', here we are looking over the pitch from this corner.



No terracing behind the goal, just open hard standing all the way along.



Moving along to the third corner.



Behind the 'taken down' goal, we turn right, to the covered terrace.



At the corner of this end, looking back along the standing area behind this goal.



Down the other touchline is more steps of open terracing, with hard standing in front again.



This runs the full length.



Over the halfway line, main cover opposite.



Wooden fence at the back not in the best of condition.



The terrace doesn't quite reach the changing rooms end.



Turning back, to glance down the open side.



Now behind the goal, again just hard standing.



The club building is an ugly brick modern one, all shuttered up, but a neccesity, in what appears to be a bit of a neglected working class area.



Looking at the building, from on the pitch.



'Behind the goal', over to the covered terrace.



Presumably this is where you get your pies & bovril from, and we are back to where we began, to finish our tour of this ground.